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NNadir

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3. Wrong. It IS necessarily a climate boondoggle.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Oct 31, 2023, 12:02 PM

Oct 2023

Making hydrogen from dangerous natural gas destroys exergy. It's a law of physics and no amount of "rigorous oversight" can change that law of physics.

No matter how many times hydrogen stupidity is repeated, hydrogen remains a filthy fuel.

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Why some of the 'clean' hydrogen hubs in the U.S. plan to use natural gas, a fossil fuel [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2023 OP

Hydrogen takes more energy to make than it provides. Hydrogen is not a solution. Too much storage & leakage risk ancianita Oct 2023 #1

"Portable Nuclear Energy!?" OKIsItJustMe Oct 2023 #2

Anyone who's got a fetish about the alledged "danger"... NNadir Oct 2023 #4

Crap, I'm so sorry. I meant "modular." I brought it up a couple of years ago in a climate series I posted here. ancianita Oct 2023 #5

OK, that makes more sense OKIsItJustMe Oct 2023 #6

Yeah, I just forgot, sorry. ancianita Oct 2023 #7

Here, I disagree OKIsItJustMe Oct 2023 #11

Ever heard of the Rocky Mountain Institute? Caribbeans Oct 2023 #8

Thanks for your post. No, I don't have complete exposure to all the current energy orgs out there, or the RMI. ancianita Oct 2023 #9

The Rocky Mountain Institute is not exactly new OKIsItJustMe Nov 2023 #13

Sorry, it's just a hole in my exposure, apparently. Thank you for the info. I'll be reading more on them. ancianita Nov 2023 #14

I know I've corrected you on this before NickB79 Nov 2023 #15

Wrong. It IS necessarily a climate boondoggle. NNadir Oct 2023 #3

Thank you for confirming what I've recently been reading elsewhere. ancianita Oct 2023 #10

My pleasure. "Green hydrogen" is a giant climate lie... NNadir Nov 2023 #12